The ongoing world transition to a low- if not zero-carbon economy is not just about energy, or a switch from one fuel source to another, or the replacement of old for new generation technologies, in the view of the World Energy Council in a recently published discussion brief.

Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs will result in a grid nearly half-powered by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the latest projections from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF), in its New Energy Outlook 2019, released June 18.

The United States non-residential storage market had its strongest quarter ever in Q1 2019, according to the new U.S. Energy Storage Monitor, released June 4 from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Energy Storage Association.